Help with Crape Myrtle
Alexis
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Need Help Choosing Hardy Crape Myrtle
Comments (5)If red flowers are the determining issue - you ought to hunt up an Aesculus pavia (Red Buckeye) and be done with it. If having a Crape Myrtle is the issue, and flower color is not, then you could expect reasonable success with Lagerstroemia 'Sarah's Favorite'. This is a white flowered form which has exhibited exemplary performance here in central KY for the past 18 years. 'Hopi' is the next most hardy Crape Myrtle I know and grow. It is a solid pink version out of the US National Arboretum program (as is 'Sarah's Favorite'), a good strong grower that has put up with the relatively tough winter conditions found here....See MoreNeed Help with Dynamite Crape Myrtle
Comments (1)dulcie2003, I don't know much about crepe myrtles (my zone is way colder than yours) but I do know that reds (the pix I googled show dynamite as a really vibrant lucious red) can be somewhat difficult to color match. I would go with small dark green shrubs and white annuals under/or around/or near the tree. (Will gardenias grow there? - if so that would be a good possibility - a 2 for 1 deal). I would then try to echo the red somewhere else in the yard (maybe pots on the porch) where a perfect match doesn't matter as much. The red crepe myrtle and the echoing reds should really pop well against your neutral house background and give it some punch, and still look very elegant. If the crepe myrtles have and off season (no flowers) you could change out the annuals or add a few perennials in another color, or soften down the red to a pink shade which would also look great with your house color....See MoreHelp with Crape Myrtle
Comments (1)A photo would help alot if possible. I know from my crape myrtles that they can take a hard pruning if needed. I think if cut to the ground new sprouts would grow but would take a couple years to develop the interesting bark found on larger and older bushes. Good Luck, TJ...See MoreHelp with New Crape Myrtles - Roots, Pruning, Growth
Comments (4)I would just slice through the roots. I think you should have started with 3.25 gallon crape myrtles. They are smaller but will establish faster and they are also fast growing anyway. Do what you are gonna do now. Dont dig them back up in the fall. I planted 2 of them last july and they are growing very well. Also, the trunks with multple branches emerging will always be like that. If you prune them down they will grow back like that. If you dont like it you ccan cut that leader out. As they grow and get bigger they will fill out. I might post a pic of mine later on tonight when i get home. Also, do you know what variety they are?...See Morekay21_utahzone5b
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